Authors present differing opinions on whether the new generation of biofuels are superior to fossil fuels, whether biofuels may have a promising future, and whether the US Corn Ethanol Subsidy is harmful.
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Biofuels hold both risks and opportunities / Suzanne Hunt - The new generation of biofuels are superior to fossil fuels / Frances Cerra Whittelsey - Biofuels are bad for feeding people and combating climate change / David Biello - Biofuels may have a promising future / Economist - Biodiesel should not be the biofuel of the future / George Monbiot - Cellulosic ethanol shows promise / Evan Ratliff - Corn ethanol is a disaster / Cinnamon Stillwell - Corn ethanol is not a disaster / Kirk Leonard - The United States is resolute in its support for ethanol / Timothy Gardner and Charles Abbott - The US corn ethanol subsidy is harmful /Robert Bryce - The celluslosic ethanol industry needs more government support / Tom Doggett - The US must reconsider subsidizing inefficient and harmful biofuels / C. Ford Runge - Algae is a good source for biodiesel / Elizabeth Svoboda - Algae is not a sustainable source for biodiesel / Gerd Klöck - The European Union is reassessing its use of biofuels / Charles Hawley.